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Meet the New Executive Director of the Arts of Great Falls
Strong arts community benefits businesses.
Strong arts community benefits businesses.
Meet the New Executive Director of the Arts of Great Falls
Strong arts community benefits businesses.
The Arts of Great Falls, a community-supported nonprofit organization, welcomed its new executive director, Meralee Fredenburgh...
Rallying FCPS Pride Children and Parents Face Protesters Outside Meeting
Fairfax County School Board presents LGBTQI+ Pride Recognition and Adopts Updated Student Rights & Responsibilities.
Fairfax County School Board presents LGBTQI+ Pride Recognition and Adopts Updated Student Rights & Responsibilities.
FCPS Honors 2022
Recognizing the achievements in education in a challenging year.
At its Honors Reception and Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, Fairfax County Public Schools paid tribute to its employees who...
FCPS to Consider Trust Policy
CASA members and allies speak out at rally and public hearing.
FCPS policy
44th Annual Fairfax County Valor Awards
Valor is more than bravery or courage. It goes beyond what is expected.
Valor awards
Happy 100th Birthday to WWII Veteran Richard “Dick” Russell Jr. in Great Falls
Greatest Generation vet reminisces.
100th Birthday
Seeking Shelter: Changes in Housing Preferences
Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship at George Mason University School of Business presents.
Housing
MCA: Build Pedestrian Bicyclist Friendly Projects in McLean
$100 million available countywide over six years.
Bike Ped Projects
Next Steps for Confederate Names Task Force
Residents react to proposal to change names of Lee and Lee-Jackson Memorial highways
Name change task force
Great Falls Loses Its Historic 169-Year-Old Schoolhouse
Salvaged materials support training for underprivileged youth.
Schoolhouse
McLean’s Mature Trees Threatened
Infill development can wreak havoc on the tree canopy.
Trees Threatened
Community Garden Sows Skills to Improve Mental and Physical Health
Pathway Homes, Inc. holds ribbon-cutting for the project.
In 2020, nonprofit Pathway Homes, Inc. provided non-time-limited housing and supportive services to 616 adults in Northern Virginia with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and co-occurring disorders, some of whom experienced homelessness in 2020.
Fairfax County School Board Member’s Post Fosters Heated Reactions
Amid division, voices seek to be heard.
With Ramadan's ending on May 13 and on May 14, Fairfax County School Board Member Abrar Omeish posted what some considered controversial statements on her Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Students and Parents Navigate Virtual Learning in Fairfax County
FCPS Virtual and In-Person Learning During COVID 2020
Dec. 1 marked the day that Fairfax County Public Schools students in Group 5, those in Early Head Start, PreK, Kindergarten, and some who receive special education services were to at last transition out of distance learning and walk through school doors to receive two days a week of in-person learning.
Pressure Mounts on Return to School in Fairfax County
School Board members face sensitive voting items.
The week of Oct. 19 held important information for Fairfax County Public Schools families.
Tysons Ten Years Into Comprehensive Plan
Supervisors discuss what’s on track and challenges.
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, the McLean Citizens Association hosted a forum on Tysons – Ten Years After the New Comprehensive Plan.